Scorpio Rising—Scorpio Ascendant

Scorpio rising symbolizes that you are self-controlled, stoical, reserved in
expression and silent in your defense. You have great strength, depth, and the determination to
overcome all adversaries. Willful and self-reliant, you need to overcome lingering resentment and
jealousy. Some say this is the strongest and most difficult ascendant of all: the "razor-edged
path" only taken by those who have been given the strength and
power to do so. Devil or angel, with Scorpio Rising the personality and the spirit do battle unto
death. And it is the personality that must evolve through death and rebirth.

You are magnetic and very aware of the sexual energy in your environment,
and have the ability to drastically alter your surroundings as well. You appear to others as intense, passionate, secretive,
penetrating and sensitive. You know how to get to the heart of things, and gravitate to positions of
power and control. There is a great reserve and hidden power with Scorpio Rising that is felt and
respected by others. It's not easy to know you, for you're a deep individual and silent even in
suffering. You're courageous, persistent, and cool-headed in a crisis. The heavier the burden, the more you'll quietly see your task
through to the end.

As you are intuitive and psychic, there is all the more reason for you to
protect others from the accuracy of your sarcasm. You have healing power if used appropriately.
The house your Pluto is in shows experiences necessary in developing self-awareness and your
expression as an individual. Pluto's sign and aspects indicate your ease or difficulty in doing this.
Heavy afflictions to Pluto can indicate viciousness, as you are very perceptive of others' weaknesses.